Jerry Wayne Beaird, 76, Rochester, died at 10:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

He was born Sept. 5, 1946.

On Nov. 21, 1964, he married Janet Thomas, and she survives.

Survivors include his wife, Janet Beaird, Rochester; children, James Eugene (Amy) Beaird, Niles, Mich., Forrest Wayne (Mark Mow) Beaird, Logansport and John Edward (Jennifer) Beaird, Rochester; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Cyrus “Ed” Beaird, Rochester.

Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.